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1. Given L = {1, 2, 3, 4}, M = {3, 4, 5, 6} and N = {1, 3, 5} then L – (M  N)

equals
a. (L – M) ∩ (M – N)
b. (L – N) ∩ (M – N)
c. (L – M) ∪ (L – N)
d. (L – M) ∩ (L – N)
2. If A and B are two sets, then A  (A  B) equals
a. B
b. Empty set
c. None
d. A
3. If A and B are any two sets, then A – B is equal to
a. A ∪ B’
b. A
c. A  B
d. A  B’

𝑐+𝑖
4. If a + ib = , where c is real then value of a2 + b2
𝑐−𝑖

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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𝑥 𝑦
5. If (x + iy)1/3 = a + ib, x, y, a b ∈ R.then value of +
𝑎 𝑏

a. 4(a2- b2)
b. 4(a2+b2)
c. 4(-a2- b2)
d. 4(a2/ b2)

1
6. The conjugate of .
3+4𝑖

a. 3+15i/5
b. 3+4i/5
c. -3+4i/5
d. none

1 0  0 1  cos  sin  
7. If I  0 1 , J   1 0 and B    , then B equals
     sin  cos 

(a) I cos  J sin

(b) I sin   J cos 

(c) I cos   j sin 

(d) I cos   J sin 

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8. If A is a square matrix such that AA T    A T A , then A is

(a) a symmetric matrix

(b) a skew – symmetric matrix

(c) a diagonal matrix

(d) an orthogonal matrix

9. If A is an orthogonal matrix, then A 1 equals

(a) A (b) AT

(c) A 2 (d) none of these

2 3 x 3

10. 4 5 2x 5

a. x=2
b. x=3
c. x=4
d. x=5

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ab bc ca
bc ca ab
ca ab bc
11. Value of
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 0

1 bc a( b  c)
1 ca b( c  a )
1 ab c(a  b)
12. Value of
a. 1
b. 0
c. 3
d. -1

a x
13. Differentiate
a x

a 2x
a.
x( a  x )2

x
b.
x( a  x )2

ax
c.
x( a  x )2

a
d.
x ( a  x )2

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14. x2 ex log x Differentiate

a. xex (1 + x log x + 2 log 5x)

b. xex (1 + x log x + 2 log x)

c. xex (1 + x log x + 2 log 3x)

d. xex (1 + x log x + 2 log 2x)

2
 x x dy 
15. If y =  sin  cos  , find at x = .
 2 2 dx 6

3
a. 7
2

3
b. 5
2

3
c.
2

3
d. -
2

16. The function given by f(x) = sin x is

a. increasing in (0, )
b. neither increasing nor decreasing in (0, )
c. neither increasing nor decreasing in (0, 2)
d. decreasing in (0, )

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17. The intervals in which the function f is given by f(x) = 2x2 – 3x is strictly
decreasing
a. (-∞, 3/4)
b. (-∞, −3/4)
c. (3/4, ∞)
d. None

18. The intervals in which the functions strictly increasing x2 + 2x – 5

a. x>2
b. x<-1
c. x>-1
d. None

19. The intervals in which the functions strictly increasing 6 – 9x – x2

a. x<9/2
b. x<-9/2
c. x>9/2
d. x>-9/2

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2
 1 
20.   x

 dx
x

x2
a.  2 x  log x  C
2

x2
b.  3x  log x  C
2

x2
c.  2 x  log x  C
2

x2
d.  2 x  log x  C
3

x 3  5x 2  4
21.  x2
dx

x2 4
 6x   C
a. 2 x

x2 4
 5x   C
b. 2 x

x2 4
 4x   C
c. 2 x

x2 4
 2x   C
d. 2 x

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x 2  3x  4
22.  x
dx

2 72 2 1
x  2 x 2  8x 2  C
a. 7

2 72 3 1
x  2 x  8x  C
1 2

b. 7

2 72 3 2
x  2 x  8x 2  C
2

c. 7

7 3 1
2 2
x  2 x 2  8x 2  C
d. 7

23. If ∆ = a2 – (b – c)2, where ∆ is area of ∆ ABC, then tan A is

(a) 15/16
(b) 8/17
(c) 8/15
(d)½

24. The sides BC, CA and AB of a triangle ABC are of lengths a, b and c
respectively. If D is the mid point of BC and AD is perpendicular to
AC, then the value of cos A cos C is
3(𝑎2 −𝑐 2 )
(a)
2𝑎𝑐
2(𝑎2 −𝑐 2 )
(b)
3𝑏𝑐
(𝑎2 −𝑐 2 )
(c)
3𝑎𝑐
2(𝑐 2 −𝑎2 )
(d)
3𝑎𝑐

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25. In a triangle ABC, angle B = 600, then

(a) (a – b)2 + ab = c2
(b) (b – c)2 + bc = a2
(c) (c – a)2 + ca = b2
(d)a2 + b2 + c2 = 2b2 + ac

o
26. Find the value of cos ec390

a.4
b.3
c.2
d.6
o
27. Find the value of cot 570

a. 3
b. 2
c. 5
d. 2
o
28. Find the value of tan 480

a. 3
b. - 3
c. - 2
d. - 1
o
29. Find the value of cos 270

a.1
b.3
c.0
d.2

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30. The interior angles of a polygon are in A.P. The smallest angle is 1200 and
the common difference is 50. The number of sides of the polygon
(a) 9
(b) 16
(c) 15
(d) Both 9 and 16
1
31. If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is nP + n (n – 1) Q, where P and Q are
2
constants, then the common difference.
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) 1
(d) None
32. The number of terms of an A.P. is even, the sum of odd terms is 24, and of
the even terms is 30, and the last term exceeds the first by 10 ½, find the
number of terms
(a) 22
(b) 21
(c) 20
(d) 15

1
lim
33. Evaluate x0 3x

a. 
b. 
c. 
d.  

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x2  1
lim
34. Evaluate x1 x1

a.-1
b.1
c.-4
d.-5

2 x 2  3x  4
lim 2
35. Evaluate x0 x  3x  2

a.5
b.2
c.6
d.-2

36. A letter lock consists of three rings each marked with 10 different letters. In how many
ways it is possible to make an unsuccessful attempt to open the lock?
a.999
b.978
c.968
d.949

37. There are 6 multiple choice questions in an examination. How many sequences of answers
are possible, if the first three questions have 4 choices each and the next three have 2 ach?
a.512
b.514
c.515
d.516

38. There are 5 book on Mathematics and 6 books on Physics in a book shop. In How many
ways can a student buy : (i) a Mathematics book and a Physics book (ii) either a
Mathematic book or a Physics book.
a. (i) 30 (ii) 1
b. (i) 40 (ii) 0
c. (i) 30 (ii) 15
d.none

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39. The probability of throwing a number greater than 2 with a fair dice is

3
a.
5
2
b.
5
2
c.
3
1
d.
3

40. A card is accidently dropped from a pack of 52 playing cards. The probability

that it is an ace is

1
a.
4
1
b.
13
1
c.
52
12
d.
13

41. The probability that a nonleap year has 53 Sundays is

2
a.
7
5
b.
7
6
c.
7
1
d.
7

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n
x
42. If the coefficients of x and x is  3   are equal then n 
8 7

 2

a.50 b.60 c.55 d.65

43. In the expansion of 1  x 11 , the 5th term is 24 times the 3rd term, then x 

a.2 b.  2 c.  2 d.none

T2 T
is the expansion of a  b  and 3 in the expansion of a  b  equal, then n 
n n3
44. If
T3 T4

a.3 b.4 c.5 d.6

45. The value of 6  6  6  ..... is

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) -2 (d) 3.5

46. If 2 is a root of the equation x 2  bx  12  0 and the equation x2  bx  q  0 has

equal roots, then q =
(a) 8 (b) -8 (c) 16 (d) -16

47. If the equation a 2


 b 2 x 2  2ac  bdx  c 2  d 2  0 has equal roots, then
(a) ab = cd (b) ad = bc (c) ad = bc (d) ab = cd

|x|
48. All points of discontinuity of ƒ  x , if x  0
 0 if x  0
a. x=3
b. x=2
c. x=4
d. x=0

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1
𝑥≠0
49. If f(x) = {1+𝑒 1/𝑥 then f(x) is
0 𝑥=0
(a) Continuous as well differentiable at x = 0
(b) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
(c) Differentiable but not continuous at x = 0
(d) None of these

𝑒 1/𝑥 −1
50. If f(x) = {𝑒 1/𝑥+1 𝑥 ≠ 0 then f(x) is
0 𝑥=0
(a) Continuous as well as differentiable at x = 0
(b) Continuous but not differentiable but x = 0
(c) Differentiable but not continuous at x = 0
(d) None of these

ANSWER KEYS:

1 D 11 D 21 B 31 B 41 D
2 D 12 B 22 D 32 C 42 C
3 D 13 B 23 C 33 C 43 C
4 A 14 B 24 D 34 B 44 C
5 A 15 C 25 C 35 B 45 B
6 B 16 C 26 C 36 A 46 C
7 A 17 C 27 A 37 A 47 D
8 D 18 D 28 B 38 A 48 D
9 B 19 D 29 C 39 C 49 D
10 A 20 C 30 A 40 B 50 D

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